Minimum IT requirements for studying with FedUni

Congratulations on choosing to study with FedUni. To help you get the most from your learning experience, it's important that you own or have frequent access to a fast and reliable computer that's ideally not more than two years old.

You will also need frequent access to a reliable high-speed internet connection. You should expect to use approximately 5GB of data each month, per course, just for study use. Depending on the requirements of your course you'll be using this data to watch educational videos, access research and reading materials, complete online assessments, participate in discussion forums, chat groups, and virtual classes with your fellow students, and more.

Recommendations

Access to a desktop or laptop computer running Windows 7 or later, Mac OSX10.9 Lion or later

Installation of FedUni Office 365 (provided free to all FedUni students). Office 365 includes programs to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, store your study materials in the cloud, and communicate with FedUni staff and students

Ability to run Java, and in some cases Flash (devices running on Apple's iOS operating system, such as iPads, iPhones, do not run Flash)

Be proficient in connecting your laptop and/or mobile device to wireless networks either at FedUni, your local library, or other locations

Ability to use a web camera and headset/microphone

Know how to use cloud storage e.g. through Office 365 OneDrive

Ability to use Microsoft Word and other related software packages

WiFi

Students on campus (without any portable devices) can use the shared computing facilities in libraries and computer labs. FedUni students can also access wireless connections (eduroam) at all FedUni campuses and many other educational institutions worldwide.